i think it is A, D. but tell me if i am wrong.
The correct answer is: D. They believed that representatives were better able to vote on national issues than ordinary citizens were.
Explanation
The excerpt contrasts ancient democracies, that were characterized by tyranny and run by mobs, to the idea of a large government representation so as to demostrate that whenevever a group of people is assembled, no matter who is in it, they tend to make the wrong decisions, that is, decisions led by passion instead of reason as stated in the excerpt:
"<em>passion never fails to wrest the sceptre from reason".</em>
Moreover, Federalists wanted a strong national government, instead of granting the power to the states, and believed that only one person could represent 30.000 people.
The best answer for this question would be:
C) To acknowledge primary documents are without bias.
<span>History has been recorded ever since the beginning of time, it is important to look into the primary documents in history and to understand each perspective. Understanding history means, not being biased with the basis of your understanding, every era has a reason why those events had happened.</span>
The Second Industrial Revolution was a period of rapid industrial development, primarily in Britain, Germany, and the United States, but also in France, the Low Countries, Italy, and Japan. It was characterized by the build out of railroads, large-scale iron and steel<span> production, widespread use of machinery in manufacturing, greatly increased use of steam power, </span><span> use of petroleum and the beginning of </span><span>electrification. However, d</span>uring the second industrial revolution access to raw materials has decreased.
The answer to your question is A. I hope this is the answer that you were looking for.
I'm pretty sure its the first one